Adding Local User

[Nishant Parikh]

I'm logged onto a Windows 2000 Domain and I need Admin
rights to my local computer. How do I do this?

 

[Arild Bakken]

Add your domain user to the local administrators group. In order to do this,
logon with a local administrator or domain admin.

Arild

 

[Guest]

Your solution did not work. I still did not have Admin
rights to my local computer when logged on as a User on
the domain.

When I logged onto the domain, I added an admin account
for the domain to the local computer, and it works (hope
that makes sense). Now, that doesn't give me admin rights
to the domain, does it? Is the logic correct here??

 

[Bob Slack]

I'm logged onto a Windows 2000 Domain and I need Admin
rights to my local computer. How do I do this?

Do you just need local admin rights to your pc or are you an admin that
wants local admin rights to any pc you login to for your domain?

if you just need local rights on one pc, go to users and groups under
control panel and add yourself as an admin (obviously you need the
correct permissions to be able to do this).

if you want to be local admin for all machines in your domain then open
the properties of your username in AD, go to the 'Member Of' tab and add
the builtin Administrators to the list of groups you are a member of.
This will mean you are a member of the local admin group for each machine
in your domain.

HTH

JHayes

 

[JHayes]

Your solution did not work. I still did not have Admin
rights to my local computer when logged on as a User on
the domain.

When I logged onto the domain, I added an admin account
for the domain to the local computer, and it works (hope
that makes sense). Now, that doesn't give me admin rights
to the domain, does it? Is the logic correct here??




Your solution did not work."

I don't see why it wouldn't. Are you sure you have the correct
permissions to add users? If you aren't a domain admin or local admin
you can't do this.

I added an admin account for the domain to the local computer

This is a bit confusing. Did you add a domain admin account to the local
users group? You shouldn't have to because a domain admin should be
given local admin rights anyway.

Now, that doesn't give me admin rights to the domain, does it?

If you are logged in to the local machine as a domain admin you should
have admin rights to the local machine and the domain, so, you would
already have rights to admin the domain.

I think we need to back up a little bit. Are you the system admin or a
domain admin? Are you certain that the machine you are working with is
logging into the domain correctly?

I'm easily confused, so maybe I've just got this all wrong. Sorry if I'm
making it worse.

JHayes

 

[Leo]

ok, here's my input on this issue:

First: do you know what the Administrator password is on the local machine?
Second: when you logon as the administrator to the local machine, do you
change the login to option from whatever you domain is to your local
computer?
Third: How did you add the domain user acct to the local administrators
group? Did you do it thru computer management?
Fourth: When you try to add the domain user acct as a member to the local
administrator group don't forget to change it where it says Look in. You
should be searching for the acct. under your domain name.
Fifth: after you add the domain user acct. to the local administrators
group, then you need to logoff and log back on the network.

By doing this it will give the domain user full access to the machine if
they need to delete, replace any system files or even install or remove any
programs.
Are you sure this is something you want to do, if you give users full rights
on the machine it can cause you headaches and you are giving yourself more
work that you need.....


Leo Asencio, MCSE + Internet
Computers AT Risk
http://www.computersatrisk.com
mailto:[email protected]

P.S.

I LOVE COMPUTERS!
THEY FASCINATE ME, YET THOUGH THERE'S AN EVIL SIDE TO THEM I DARE SPEAK OF
IT (THE SCREEN OF DEATH!)
MAY GOD MAKE AN OPERATING SYSTEM THAT WORKS!!!!!!

Your solution did not work. I still did not have Admin
rights to my local computer when logged on as a User on
the domain.

When I logged onto the domain, I added an admin account
for the domain to the local computer, and it works (hope
that makes sense). Now, that doesn't give me admin rights
to the domain, does it? Is the logic correct here??




Your solution did not work."

I don't see why it wouldn't. Are you sure you have the correct
permissions to add users? If you aren't a domain admin or local admin
you can't do this.

I added an admin account for the domain to the local computer

This is a bit confusing. Did you add a domain admin account to the local
users group? You shouldn't have to because a domain admin should be
given local admin rights anyway.

Now, that doesn't give me admin rights to the domain, does it?

If you are logged in to the local machine as a domain admin you should
have admin rights to the local machine and the domain, so, you would
already have rights to admin the domain.

I think we need to back up a little bit. Are you the system admin or a
domain admin? Are you certain that the machine you are working with is
logging into the domain correctly?

I'm easily confused, so maybe I've just got this all wrong. Sorry if I'm
making it worse.

JHayes
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[Guest]

Okay, I found the solution.

Problem --
I have a local Admin account, and an account on the
domain. When I am logged into the domain, I cannot
install any programs, and I have to log off, and log back
in as Administrator of my local account. Big Pain. Plus
they are two different profiles, so things aren't the same
when I log back into the domain (with a User account).

Solution --
Log into my User account on the domain. Go to control
panel, Users and Groups, and add my domain account, but as
Administrator. Now I have Administrator rights on my
local machine when I am logged into the domain (on a User
account). My permissions/rights on the server don't
change, and now I have full access to my local machine.